sūg

Tausug

Etymology

Contraction of sulug,[1] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sələg (“flowing water, current”). Compare Tagalog silig, Cebuano sulog, and Malay suluk.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /suːɡ/ [ˈsuːɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -uːɡ
  • Syllabification: sūg

Noun

sūg (Sulat Sūg spelling سُوْݢْ)

  1. current (flow of water in a definite direction)
    Synonym: abal

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Saleeby, Najeeb M. (1908) The History of Sulu‎[1], page 133
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